This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sanmateo/2682.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "His wife was Josephine Wettstein aka Haldeman-Julius; they had a "companionate marriage" in 1927 in Kansas. I have found nothing on her at all, anywhere" Do you mean that you haven't been able to find her record, or do you mean that you don't have anything about Josephine at all? (1920 & 1930 census, newspaper items, etc.) An item about Marcet's death (Fresno Bee Republican | Fresno, California | Sunday, February 16, 1941 | Page 10 ) indicates that Marcet's surname was HALDEMAN and Emanuel's was JULIUS. This may be important in identifying Josephine in a death index (possibly JULIUS as maiden name, rather than HALDEMAN-JULIUS). Do you have her marriage record or any other resource that shows her birth date? If so, you could search SSDI on first name Josephine and birth date. What is the most recent known fact (date & place) you have for Josephine?